Facebook and Twitter riot clampdown opposed by human rights groups

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Source: The Guardian

Leading human rights groups including Amnesty International and Index on Censorship have written to the home secretary, Theresa May, expressing concerns about a potential clampdown on social networks following the riots a fortnight ago.

The coalition of 10 human rights and free speech advocates said they were "very concerned" that new measures to curb Facebook and Twitter would be "susceptible to abuse" and "undermine people's privacy".

Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are expected face down ministers' calls to restrict social networking in times of civil unrest at a Home Office summit on Thursday lunchtime.

For their part, May and the minister for security, James Brokenshire, are expected to row back on the prime minister's calls for suspected rioters to be banned from social networks in times of civil unrest at Thursday's meeting.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/aug/25/facebook-twitter-riot-clampdown

[Arctic Dave]

1. Sounds like the PTB only like it when other countries are being

destablized and overthrown. Funny that.